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that's an effort to control the crowd and keep the fans safe. crews spent the afternoon prepping the field while george costa spent his day getting ready for it. >> it's an intense rivalry, you have to consider what happened last week part of the overall occasion. >> reporter: they have extra security on hand, since stow was attacked in the parking lot, security outside the stadium is also a priority. >> it's a tough challenge but we're working with the san francisco police department on the exterior of the ball park. >> we'll have an increased police presence on the inside and outside of the stadium. >> reporter: in fact san francisco police will be staffing tonight's game with the same amount of officers that patrolled during the world series. >> it's a family atmosphere we want to keep it that way. we're not anticipating any problems tonight but we'll be there for any events that should occur. >> reporter: some fans say
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tonight they are ready for anything. >> i'm not worried, bro, but i understand anything could happen. whatever happens happens. >> i don't think anything will happen, it won't be real giants fans, just idiot thug looking for blood and -- >> reporter: coming back to our live picture here you can see some of brian stow's fellow emt's, they are out here right now, they will be circulating throughout the ball park to raise money to help pay for his medical bills. meanwhile the giants are dedicating tonight's game to brian stow. kris tan kva on the, ktvu news. they may be in san francisco tonight but in los angeles today dodger fans showed up at their own ball park to help brian stow. >> the donations for brian stow. >> volunteers from the dodgers and from american medical response, stow's employer, staged a drive-through fundraiser at dodger stadium. former dodger manager tommy lasorda tipped in $5,000 and
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fought back tears as he talked about stow. >> i feel bad about that kid and i just hope and pray he comes out that have coma. >> they told us earlier today it brought in $61,000 for brian stow and his two children. the paramedic suffered brain damage and remains in a medically induced coma. meanwhile los angeles police are still searching for the suspects. according to witnesses two young men began taunting stow in the stadium parking lot after the march 31st game. investigators say the men knocked stow to the ground and then punched and kicked him repeatedly before fleeing in a car driven by a woman. the reward fund for information on stow's attackers has now grown to more than $150,000. it's not just fans and security who are thinking about brian stow tonight. our joe fonzi spoke with giants' buster posey about tonight's game. we'll hear from the fan favorite coming up in 15
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minutes. we also continue our coverage of the fan attack on our web site page. you'll find a link to a fundraising page brian stow. >> jurors will be back nor more deliberations for barry bonds tomorrow. we have been following this and they tell us jurors did ask for more testimony to be red back in court. rita? >> reporter: that's right frank. jurors ended here for the day a little more than an hour ago. so far, two days of deliberations and no verdicts. barry bonds is learning it's hard to read a jury. today he watched the 8 women and 4 men deciding his fate as they listened and took notes for more than an hour, listening to a clerk read what bonds' personal shopper and childhood friend cathy hoskins testified she saw in 2002. hoskins says bonds told his personal trainer, greg anderson, she was safe so "just do it here."
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then bonds lifted his shirt and quote"he shot barry in the belly button." barry said "that's a little something to help me when you go on the road. you can't detect it." others testified that hgh usually is shot in the stomach. that's key because one of the four counts bonds is charged with alleges he lied to the grand jury when he said no one but his doctor ever injected him with anything. >> when you're sitting there as a defense attorney you never want to hear read backs or discussions about the evidence you thought was better for the government than it was for you. >> reporter: attorney william cheneys he defended olympic coach trevor graham in a balco case here that parallels bonds. they found graham guilty on one count and hung on the other two counts of lying. >> in the trevor gram graham case. >> they say a day of atlantic sun for every week of trial.
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>> reporter: now, if that holds true in this three-week-old trial, then we could possibly have verdicts as soon as tomorrow. reporting live in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. the judge in the chauncey bailey murder trial ruled in favor of a prosecution request to allow jurors to hear recordings of several jailhouse telephone calls. they were made by broussard after his role in the killing death. he is facing a 25-year sentence in return for his testimony. the phone calls helped prove brassard shot bailey from the defendant your black muslim bakery dealer yousef four the fourth. >> two big aftershocks rocked japan today, one happening an hour ago. while japan is taking steps towards recovery it is clear people there are still shaken and very frightened.
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today's two quakes murder 6.4 and 6.6, much smaller than the 9.0 quake that hit one month ago today on march 11th. but the aftershock triggered landslides, including one that buried three houses, trapping residents inside and once again the quake knocked out power to homes and businesses. [ yelling in foreign language ] >> the outage ought so delayed repair work at the fukushima nuclear reactor for about an hour today. this is new video released today showing the communities near the plant which have become basically ghost towns. a news crew touring that area rescued a dog chained to a post starving after the residents were taken away. we will have that story at
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5:15. in san francisco a group of people is planning to take over a building later on this evening. david stevenson is in the city now and tells us when, where, and also why. david? >> reporter: well, frank, advocates for the homeless won't tell us the exact location of the building they plan on taking over in about an hour's time but we have learned it's just a block or two away from the intersection we're standing now at the corner of defell and arrow streets. >> this is a building that's been sitting empty for a long time and we're going to liberate it. >> reporter: they wasn't to make a point about how san francisco treats its homeless. the service agencyest about 6500 people lived on the streets in 2009. homes not jails says the city and federal government can eliminate the problem here by pushing landlords to rent out empty properties. >> maybe we need to petition our federal government to stop giving them mortgage interest reduction credits on their taxes so long as those buildings are sitting 'em happen too. >> they took over a mission
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district hotel building for one night last july. the squat ended when the owner authorized police to escort them out. >> if it's a private building we have to have a complaint from the owner of the building stating they are occupation their building unlawfully. >> reporter: they also say they want to make a point about the city's recently enacted sit and lie law which criminalizes homeless people on san francisco streets. >> this is another way to try to dramatize that this is humane, everything is a commodity, if you don't have money you don't deserve it. >> reporter: now back here live at the dye visit a deer oh and fell streets where we expect them to pass by in 45 minutes, we're going to follow them to the building they say they are going to take over and we'll bring you a live report coming up in the 6:00 hour. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. recent sexual assaults at two of the bay area's best-
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known universities have students there on edge. at stanford a female student says she woke up to a assault saturday night in her graduate student apartment. she screamed, fought back, and the attacker took off. investigators say they aren't sure just how the man entered the apartment and there is no word tonight on any suspects. meantime, there have been two sexual assaults recently on the uc berkeley campus. a woman was robbed and sexually assaulted near haviland grove early friday morning, about an hour earlier a man grabbed another student near the valley live sciences building. police aren't saying if those assaults are connected. this just came into our newsroom in the last hour, the victim describes the suspect as a white male in his 20s, short brown hair, unshaven, approximately 5'7" in height, thin build, wearing blue denim overalls, a green sweatshirt and a dark tight-filthing cap with a small brim. the california public utilities commission today postponed a decision on how
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much to fine pg&e for its failure to come up with a full set of pipeline safety records. fg and e offered to pay a $3 million fine and another 3 million if they don't come up with it in three months. members of the organization said that wasn't enough. >> if they fail to meet the deadlines and the compliance plan should be increased, more in the range of $30 million, not just another $3 million. >> at one point regulators were threatening them with a fine of a million dollars a day if they don't provide safety data about other natural gas pipelines. stocks finished mixed as investors waited for first- quarter earnings reports. [ bell ] >> early gains fueled by a drop in oil prices and a talk of the cease-fire in libya disappeared as investors turned cautious ahead of earnings news.
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the nasdaq rose just a point, the dow down 9 points. libyan rebels rejected a ceasefire offer because it would have left muammar gaddafi in office. one day after african mediators announce add truce agreement with libya the fighting continued. the rebels said they'll accept no cease-fire plan unless colonel gaddafi and his sons remove themselves from power. secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. has clearly outlined its terms for a cease-fire. >> we want to see the libyan regime forces pull back from the areas that they have forcibly entered, we want to see a resumption of water, electricity and other services. >> the secretary of state also said the allied air attacks will continue until the libyan government complies with nato's demands. republican mitt romney today took the first step
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toward declaring his candidacy. romney, the former governor of massachusetts, formed an exploratory committee. he has been planning this since his loss back in 2008. other possible gop candidates include former house speaker newt gingrich and michelle backman, a tea party leader. you might not be able to tell by this picture but as gas prices go up more people are leaving their cars at home. and the spring weather pattern in score, that includes the chance of a sprinkle 24 week. i'll tell you which cities could see some rain.
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shore freeway. we have been talking to people in two counties. all are unhappy about the higher gas prices but few things they can do much in the area of saving money. nationally as the price of gasoline has risen demand has taken a fall by about 3% according to 1 survey. some people are thinking of ways to save money by not driving. >> trying to drive only during the week, not drive during the weekend or something like that. >> but most say they can't do much about driving for their needs. >> i have a husband who drives to work and it is making a huge impact. >> reporter: traffic has fallen by 1% on the bay bring but they don't know if gas prices are contributing. b.a.r.t. says ridership is creeping up. >> gas prices are a factor but the biggest thing is do you have a job to get to, do i need to take b.a.r.t. to get there. >> reporter: aaa has many people have psychological tipping points to get them out
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of their cars. >> sometimes it's $3.50, sometimes it $4 a gallon, just depend on the individual person, what's going to be their tipping point. >> reporter: increased employment probably has something do do with increased ridership of the ferries and buses. but traffic on the golden gate bridge has been increasing of late too. we spoke with 10 people who told us they are not changing their driving habits yet. aaa says you can expect gas prices to continue to rise as we approach the summer. so we may well yet see how many more people have reached the tipping point. in berkeley, jim vargas, ktvu channel 2 news. experts say skyrocketing gas prices are becoming a economic recovery. the wall street journal released a survey of dozens of economists, most of them are blaming high oil prices for slowing growth in the beginning of this year. >> it's like opec has reached in your pocket and taken out some money so you can't spend
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it on something else. >> most of the economists surveyed are also still confident there will be an economic rebound and it will gain momentum as long as prices don't go up much more. we continue our coverage of this surge in gas prices on our web site. go to the "right now" section of ktvu.com and look for the gas price special section. toyota is now warning its u.s. dealers that new vehicles could be in short supply this summer. toyota has had trouble getting parts after last month's earthquake and tsunami damaged several suppliers in japan. toyota management says the number of new vehicles could be significantly affected and as we reported last week some paint colors will not be available because of damage to a supplier. we have some good news tonight about crime on muni. crime was down 26% through march 25th of this year. data obtained by the san francisco examiner shows 237 incident reports including robberies, theft and assaults, that is 82 fewer reports than during the same period last year.
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police say better information on crime trends helps them focus on high-crime lines. floodwaters in north dakota have swamped rural communities there, flooded fields and closed scores of roads including a 30-mile stretch of interstate 29. and the western part of that state, floodwaters shift add bridge off its foundation. to the east in fargo, the red river rose to almost 39 feet over the weekend. that is the fourth highest peak on record. volunteers helped fill more than 2 million sandbags, the river is slowly inching lower but officials warn that flood levels there will remain high for several days. >> boy, it's really something to see what is going on in the rest of the country. especially here with our weather which is relatively mild bill. what are we looking at this evening. >> it is pretty mild. this is the time in the midwest they get their severe weather, we'll see tornadoes and concerns out there as we head into late spring/early summer. but for us the nice stuff. cool out there or mild if you will. the santa clara valley right
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now 63 in san jose, 59 redwood city. these temperatures cooler than they have been. they are going to warm up a little bit tomorrow but there is no big warm-up in store this week. we'll see some temperatures tomorrow into the mid-60s but we're into sort of a mild weather pattern with a few clouds, some patchy coastal fog, a little bit of wind as well, a wiess get towards wednesday we have got a slight chance for a sprinkle around here. doesn't look like a big deal. doesn't look super cold like the last thing that went through with the snow on the bay area peaks. but it does look unsettled. that's for wednesday. tomorrow morning when you wake up, cool. sending the kids to school, a lot of kids are offspring break this week, alternating weeks. but if you're going to school, 37 in napa, cool tomorrow morning. daytime highs tomorrow end up mostly in the mid-to low 60s, that is not that warm for this time of the year. the computer model goes like this. we roar through time and you look for some clouds and rain all day tomorrow, looks pretty much partly cloudy, mostly sunny, no rain.
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now as we move it out past tuesday into wednesday we are gonna see some showers in the bay area forecast. specifically in fremeont tomorrow you wake up cool, 58 degrees at lunchtime, 63 for a daytime high in downtown fremeont. so not that warm. when i come back i'm gonna take that computer model and roll it out another 24 hours. it will show you the chance of rain coming in wednesday. we'll look at the long raping forecast with your five-day forecast always in view. i'll see ah back here in a bit. as we mention add few minutes ago the giants/dodgers game is only 2 hours away. buster posey spoke to joe fonzi about the beating of a giants fan outside of dodger stadium. posey reminded fans about what baseball is all about. >> this is a game we're playing, meant to be fun, and a family atmosphere you know. you want to be able to bring your kids to a ball park and share that with them. i think you need to just remain that, it's a game and it's good to be a good sport. >> posey says there was no bad
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blood on the field between giants and dodgers players. president obama fired him but now the first lady has hired him. the man in the middle and the job she has hired him to do. also, they came to make a case. what the people are fighting against that they say will hurt thousands of dogs. also coming up, access denied. the reason hundreds of people were blocked from boarding u.s.- bound flights.
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we have some breaking news right now from japan. we're just getting word that in japan they have raised the nuclear crisis level now to 7. that is as high as the level goes and sit equal to the level that was declared during the chernobyl nuclear crisis in the old soviet union. now it's not clear exactly what prompted this or whether it was relatedded to the 6.3 aftershock which is what you are looking at here that hit in japan earlier this morning or whether it was related to a small fire that was discovered today in the number 4 reactor. but, again, the headline at this hour, japan has raised the nuclear crisis level to 7. that is the highest level possible. as we get more information we will bring it to you. however intrusive they may be those enhanced airport screenings seem to be working. they say security agents have prevented hundreds of people with suspected terrorist ties from boarding planes. in december of 2009 an ad mitted al queda operative was accused of trying 0 below
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himself up on a flight to detroit and we'll have more on that coming -- well here we go. okay. homeland security then imposed more intensive airport screening and kept closer tabs on the no-fly list. those steps have kept more than 350 people with suspect terrorist ties from boarding planes to the united states. well at this hour a contentious hearing over proposed dog-walking restrictions is still underway in san francisco. that is where dog lovers have found some kindred spirits among city leaders. [ cheering and applause ] >> dog owners and their pets descended on san francisco city hall today to speak out against the plan. the new federal proposal severely restricts dog-walking off leash in the golden gate national recreational area. supervisor scott weiner said the plan could hurt other city recreation areas. >> if we ban off-leash dogs effectively in the ggnra dogs aren't just going to evaporate, we'll have more crowding in our
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parks, we're not going to have enough space, it's just going to have a ripple effect in our city. >> the proposed new rules would restrict dog walking on federal parkland around the bay, that includes fort ponstan, a supervisory committee is now considering a resolution to oppose the new ggnra dog walking plan. he was relieved of duty by the president a year ago. now general stanley mcchrystal will be working with the first lady. he will head up a new advisory board started by michelle obama to support military families. mcchrystal 156 years old and had been teaching in an unpaid position. he resigned after criticizing his civilian bosses including the president in an article in rolling stone magazine. some wineries in gilroy have a pesky problem. we'll tell you what is being done to prevent wine from going
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bad. >> announcer: the bay area's major news of the day. julie haener, ktvu, bay area coverage.
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complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. take a look, it is a tiny little pest but it is capable of causing big problems for california wine makers and wine- makers in gilroy are now swinging into action. they are worried about that pest which can potentially destroy the grapes. gineen de la vega has learned some will start praying as early as tomorrow. gineen? >> these vines have just started to sprout buds. the grower here wants to protect them because without healthy grapes there won't be good-tasting wine. inside jason stevens' winery
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shiraz is being tasted:the gilroy winery is just two years old, but faces a pesky problem. >> a european grapevine moth was found here. they made their way to santa clara county last fall. >> the worms will tunnel through and feed on the berries and actually destroy the cluster and mold and mill dough gets in. >> the infested area is between day and watson road. federal officials have been working with them on how to treat the problem before it starts affecting the grapes. wineries co-owner stephen door zitch just bought this sprayer which he plans to load up with insecticides. >> we're very eager to knock this moth out and we're going to start spraying tomorrow morning. most wineries won't accept the food if it's -- it has some degradation or lots of moths in it or worms so the fruit has to be really clean. >> so this is how we sample the
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barrel. >> reporter: his partner, jason gelds makes the wine. he knows if the moth isn't eradicated it to ruin the wine. >> if we lose it all to the european grapevine moth i'm in trouble. >> reporter: besides the five growers there are 90 homes in the infested area and some have grape vines. county officials will be meeting with residents tomorrow to discuss the plan for them. reporting live, gentleman neen de la vega channel 2 news. two teenagers from nevada died saturday while scuba diving on monterey bay. their bodies were found together after a 2 1/2 hour search. 16-year-old stephen anderson and keegan i asy had recently become certified scuba divers. they were diving from a commercial diving both with two dozen people on board. their deaths are being
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considered accidental. carson city nevada they gathered in memory of anderson and ni azi, they say they were both outgoing and this is a huge loss to the school and city. they announce add series of arrests of a teenage near the bay view district and tonight they say they are still looking for another suspect. that happened in a home near casad a avenue near rankin street. >> four people are in custody on this case, two 15-year-old juveniles, a 17-year-old, and one adult is 18. there is still one outstanding suspect in this case as well. >> police identified the victim as 16-year-old andy zeng. they haven't said how the teen died or commented on a motive. they said one of the 15-year- olds will face murder charges, the others attempted arson. well in a half hour the man who narrowly won vallejo's top political seat in 2006 will announce he is running for re- election. mayor davis is set to kick off his reelection campaign tonight
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on the steps of city hall. he won by 3 votes in a race that was challenged in court to become vallejo's first african- american mayor. vallejo became the first city to file for bankruptcy protection caused by declining tax revenue and soaring cost, a hearing is scheduled for june regarding the city's bankruptcy plan. political bargaining may be ahead of the country as other fiscal deadlines are now looming. scott macfarlane has the report. >> reporter: at this time friday state department employee wendy in as macre was among those worried she would be locked out of work without a paycheck. >> it throws a lot of my life into chaos. >> reporter: but after an 11th hockey rink deal they remained at work. but last week's drama was just a warm up. >> if you think that shutting the government down is a big deal wait until we get close to not raising the debt limit. >> reporter: the u.s. is
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projected to hit that $14 trillion debt ceiling, the limit on our national credit card, by mid-may. if congress doesn't raise that limit one u.s. senator says financial armageddon will strike, interest rates sore, the value of your home plum melts and your retirement account could be wiped out. the speaker of the house who managed to squeeze $38 billion worth of cuts in spending during fry night says he wants really really big cuts before lowering that debt ceiling. this which is republican has proposed chopping not billions but $6 trillion and a complete overhaul of medicare and medicaid. >> we did so be us it is unconscionable to leave the next generation with a burden of death. >> reporter: that would slash support for seniors and force cuts to education. but one republican says it would reduce the deficit and help balance budget. clearly there is a fears debate here and one that could lead to a government shut down.
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scott macfarlane, ktvu, channel 2 news. the dublin planning commission is set to consider a controversial proposal involving a huge lighted billboard. the dublin hyundai car dealership wants to put in a double-sided 450 square foot billboard lit with led bulbs near the 580 road. it will be similar to the oakland coliseum. opponents say it will be an eyesore, the size of a semi trailer. they say it will help boost sales increasing tax revenue. darryl steinberg today throughout what you might call a desperation shot in an attempt to keep the sacramento kings from leaving town. he introduced a bill requiring the owners of the kings to repay a $77 million loan to the city of sacramento before they can move the team to annaheim. if approved the bill would prohibit any professional sports team from relocating in california unless the franchise has paid off its existing debt. the kings have until april 18th
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to ask the nba for permission to move the team. a bag lunch ban, why kids at one school are being told to leave their home made lunches at home. also, a judge in san francisco makes a ruling in the case of those twins who claim mark zuckerberg stole their idea for facebook. what he decided. also, they have been lining up for days now at the oakland coliseum what people are waiting for, it's not tickets to a concert or game.
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updating right now or breaking news out of japan. the in the past hour the japanese nuclear safety commission raised the threat level posed by the crippled nuclear power plant from a 5 to a 7. that is equal to the threat posed by the 1986 chernobyl nuclear crisis. we don't know if this was connected in any way to those two huge significant aftershocks that magnitude of a 6 plus. both of those. we of course will be following this and have much more coming up for you in our later newscast. the headline right now, we're learning that the nuclear threat level of that power play in japan has been raise todd the highest since the 1986 chernobyl disaster. a federal appeals court ruled against former harvard classmates of mark zuker byeburg. the lawsuit was dramatized in a
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movie "the social network." the tyler and cameron wing will vos cannot undo their agreement. they say they were misled when they signed a $20 million aagreement in 2008. they said they were savvy enough to know what they were agreeing to. they are now paying more to stay on the site. they have seen an increase of 40% per click in the last few months. ace cord to go the management company it highlights the demand to be on facebook which has more than half a ill billion users. it was for self-service ads not the premium ads shown on usroun but now you're about to learn more about steve jobs, at least the version of steve jobs that he wants you to know about. the first authorized biography about the ceo will be released early next year. the book is called "i, steve, the book of jobs."
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he'll have interviews with jobs, his family, colleagues and apple competitors. if you have the choice of when to face a judge try for first thing in the morning or right after lunch. a new study shows that's when they are most lenient. 1100 rulings by israeli judges considering parole, at the beginning of a session and after meal breaks about 65% of the rulings favored the prisoner. the chance of a favorable ruling declined to near zero boy the end of the session. a mountain view-based drug company says it has a bill that will safely help people lose weight. federal regulators have asked the pharmaceutical ovie vast for data on the drug called que necks a. que necks a is made up of fenter min used for short- term weight loss and top oh max used to treat migraines and seizures. it was part of another drug called fen fen that was pulled off the market in 1997 due to
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heart problems. studies show question next a is safe they say. there is new medical research that suggests stress could keep our immune system on their toes. they put mice under stress and found levels of some chemicals vite am to immunity skyrocketed. they also found bacteria in the intestinal tract were able to increase the positive effects of the stress. the next step is to better understand the role's bacteria play in activating the immune system. that may not come as a big surprise to some of you but it turns out, as you get older, it's tougher to multitask. older people are less able to do one thing at a time than younger folks, the scientists think it is because older people can't refocus as well after getting interrupted. in can a simple aspirin help prevent one of the most common and deadly forms of cancer? bay area research still ahead. a slight chance of sprinkle this week in the bay area forecast. when i come back i'll show you the latest computer model that
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shows you when that rain could arrive. new at 6:00, running out to feed the meter could be a thing of the past. the meter changes you need to know about. and more than 100 pot clubs are joining forces. the reasons former come come competitors are teaming up. complete bay area news coverage.
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bay area scientists today reported what may be a break threw in an especially deadly common cancer. pancreatic cancer. health and science editor john foul service here to explain why something you already may have in your medicine cabinet may prevent it. >> that something is aspirin. aspirin reduces inflammation and scientists now say that may ab way to prevent this terrible
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cancer. five times morley that many than lung cancer, it kills 1200 "bay area people" every year. 95% of patients are dead in five years, most within 6 months. despite a valiant fight it killed actor patrick swayze. >> it's probably one of the worst doinggnosis you can get in all of medicine. >> reporter: he explained to us his team's remarkable discovery that may prevent this killer from getting started by reducing inflammation. >> reducing over all inflammation by taking aspirin for example in your body possibly has -- reduces your risk of, at some point, developing pancreatic cancer. >> reporter: these pancreas cells developed these precancerous lesions but blocked the path way of stat 3 and the lesions all but disappear. one report suggests a 29% lower risk of pancreatic cancer by taking daily aspirin for a
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decade or more. other non-steroid always didn't work, just aspirin. >> i'm not whipping out the tails right now but at some point. >> reporter: he says he is working on a new drug to block that specific stat 3 inflammation path way. >> i think they say each take aspirin for your heart sometimes, so i mean, it sound like a good thing to do. >> but aspirin does have side effects. >> reporter: so don't start taking it without consulting your doctor. some pancreatic cancer is hereditary. high are risk is over 60, obese, or diabetic. tom fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. some parents of students in a chicago public school are up in arms today because children there are banned now from bringing their own lunches. only students with food allergies or another medical excuse can bring a home made lunch to school. the tribune quotes the school principal from saying they are better than food brought from
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home. a school staff tier ya lunch in chicago cost $2.25. we're monitoring the crowds gathering right now at at&t park for tonight's giants/dodgers game. in the last half hour we found one example of the close eye security is keeping on the fans there. we're following that part of the story for you tonight at 6:00. julie haener is in the newsroom with a look at some of the other stories we're working on. >> at 6:00, $2,000 go missing from a collection plate. why some say it hasn't shaken their faith. plus a can business coalition fight back against city hall. how facebook may have found an open door into china. these stories and much more coming up at 6:00. we'll see you then. a wildlife group has filed a lawsuit to block the u.s. forest service from logging a burned forest near lake tahoe. the area burned back in 2007 destroying 250 homes. the forest service says it wants to clear the area to keep it from burning again.
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the earth island institute, though, says leaving it alone would allow insects, animals and plants to recole nice the area naturally and there is no chance of another wildfire for at least 10 years. according to california bee keepers honey bees are making a comeback. a still unexplained epidemic wiped out many colonies with honey bee populations hitting a 23-year low back in 2007. now they are at their highest level in 7 years. bee keepers say the last two rainy winters may have helped the bees rebound. they also say they compensated for the die-off by replacing or dividing colonies and importing new queen bees. back now to our weather, we go over to our chief meteorologist bill martin. you are saying maybe sprinkles later this week. >> maybe a spring will or two wednesday. i'll show you that on the computer model. we'll show you the clouds out there, i'm gonna roll it through time, i will show you this was earlier, an hour ago, the clouds move out of the area with the latest image, you can
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see they will be cleared off rapidly. we're mostly sunny out there now. still mild in regard to the livermore valley, 61 in livermore, 63 in concord, mostly clear out in clayton as well. 62 degrees. we're looking for more of the same tomorrow. you see that weak weather system kind of slide through the bay area, here is what i am tracking though, forget there. watch this. that's a slight chance of showers on wednesday. the impact, the main impact from that system will be mostly clouds, increasing, and then a chance of sprinkles. so here we go wednesday. chance of sprinkle will. certainly be a little bit cooler as well. no big deal by the way. it's going to be one of those deals where it impacts, hazy sunshine, a bit of wind as well. we look at the computer model you see it's no big deal as we roll through time. here we are now. we're gonna get into tuesday. there is no weather in the forecast tuesday so clear skies when you wake up, a few clouds filter in late in the day, 7:00 p.m. tuesday, here comes this deal. now we're into tuesday, wednesday morning, you see a
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slight -- right, that's not a big deal. maybe some snow flurries up in the mountains, then to noon time or so, see a few sprinkles out towards antioch, went wood, not a big deal. rain north. more of an unsettled pattern, not a big deal. i wouldn't change my plans if i have outdoor plans, plans to pour concrete, cutting trees, whatever you're doin', even pe for pe teachers, not going to be shutting it down, it is though cooling temperatures off. these are a high forecast for tomorrow, slightly warmer than they were today in the mid-60s, then highs as we head into your -- wednesday it will drop off a bit as that weak system comes in. springtime, quite frankly this is exactly the type of pattern i expect this time of year. the five-day forecast then as we get into time here, you'll see breaks out like this, get into tuesday, get a few clouds as i mentioned, wednesday your chance of a sprinkle there. with your weekend always in view you can see the weekend looks a little bit better, temperature back into the 70s. >> that weekend looks great. >> we'll take it.
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>> thanks phil. >> thanks bill. kate middleton and prince women made their last official trip before wedding day. they were at the opening of a community academy for children in darling, england. they have traveled to as well as, scotland, northern ireland, introducing middleton to royal duties and the british public. they'll marry at westminster abby on april 29th, you can watch the royal wedding right here on ktvu live at 2:00 a.m. april 29th. the irish rock band u2 has just set a new record for the highest grossing tour of all- time. the rolling stones previously held the record after taking in more than $558 million from 2005 to 2007 for their "a bigger bang tour" but according to ticket seller live nation the u2 live 360 tour has topped that with 26 more shows to go. that includes a june 7 this performance at the oakland coliseum. lining up for service. why these people were all
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willing to wait in line for hours in the cold and dark for something most of us take for granted. >> the ktvu channel 2 weather report brought to you by honda.
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in just a few minutes a massive free health care clinic in oakland will close its doors for the day. in a real sign of the economic times hundreds of people were willing to wait in the cold and the dark for a chance to see a doctor or a dentist.
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>> with my job i get dental coverage but i don't have any health or vision so i just, i need glasses, there is no if's, and's or but's about it. >> they lined up to make sure they got in to see one of the doctors who volunteered their time. eye specialists provided free exams, glaucoma testing and precipitation glasses. dentists cleaned teeth, filled cavities or in some cases pulled teeth while doctors administered breast exams or physicals. one volunteer says a lot of people have lost their jobs or have inadequate insurance. because we have had so many budget cuts our dental has beanie limb nateed from the state. so many people have a need. they can afford medical but not dental and vision so that's why you'll see those are the biggest parts of our clinic. >> organizers tell us they serve about 700 patients for a foe tal of about 2400 patients since that event began
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saturday. the four-day clinic staged by remote medical or ram ends tomorrow night. much more news ahead. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. hundreds of thousands of dollars embezzled from this east bay church at the heart of the investigation someone many here knew.
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complete bay area news coverage. ktvu "mornings on 2" 7 days a week. a peaceful rivalry, the extra security measures being taken for the giants/dodgers game about to get underway. never a million years did i think this would be happening. >> a beloved church employee now at the center of an investigation about mishandled money only on 2. the list of crimes she is suspect of. >> complete bay area news coverage, starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. good evening everyone. i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. >> we're learning tonight police are close to wrapping up an investigation involving a danville church and embezzlement scheme and hundreds of thousands of dollars dollars in donations. in a story you'll see only on 2, rob roth found out a central figure in the case appears to be a long-time church employee. rob? >> reporter: julie, this

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